Genoa fires Ballardini as coach after 1 win in 12 matches

Published November 6, 2021 1:51 PM

GENOA, Italy (AP) — Genoa has fired coach Davide Ballardini after just one win in 12 league matches this season. The news comes the day after a 2-2 draw at Empoli that left Genoa in the 18th spot in Serie A ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures. It was Ballardini’s fourth spell in charge of Genoa. It is the fourth coaching change of the Serie A season. Italian media has reported that former AC Milan and Chelsea forward Andriy Shevchenko is set to take over. Shevchenko quit as coach of Ukraine in August.

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